H5766: עֶוֶל
ʻevel · pronounced eh'-vel · “injustice”
Definition
(moral) evil
KJV translates it as: iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
Word origin: or עָוֶל; and (feminine) עַוְלָה; or עוֹלָה; or עֹלָה; from H5765 (עֲוַל);
Extended definition
Another spelling of av.lah (עַוְלָה "injustice" H5766B)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5766 is translated
- injustice ×31
- unrighteousness ×12
- is injustice ×2
- injustices ×2
- his ×2
- of injustice ×1
- is unrighteousness ×1
- of unrighteousness ×1
- towards ×1
- the unrighteousness of ×1
Bible verses with H5766 (ʻevel)
ʻevel appears in 52 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
- Leviticus 19:35
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
- Deuteronomy 25:16
For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.
- Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- 2 Samuel 3:34
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
- 2 Samuel 7:10
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
- 1 Chronicles 17:9
Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
- Job 5:16
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- Job 6:29
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
- Job 6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
- Job 11:14
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
- Job 13:7
Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
- Job 15:16
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
- Job 22:23
If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
- Job 24:20
The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
- Job 27:4
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
- Job 34:10
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
- Job 34:32
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
- Job 36:23
Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
- Psalms 7:3
O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
- Psalms 37:1
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
- Psalms 43:1
Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
- Psalms 53:1
To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
All 52 references
- Psalms 64:6
- Psalms 82:2
- Psalms 89:22
- Psalms 92:15
- Psalms 107:42
- Psalms 119:3
- Psalms 125:3
- Proverbs 22:8
- Proverbs 29:27
- Isaiah 59:3
- Isaiah 61:8
- Jeremiah 2:5
- Ezekiel 3:20
- Ezekiel 18:8
- Ezekiel 18:24
- Ezekiel 18:26
- Ezekiel 28:15
- Ezekiel 28:18
- Ezekiel 33:13
- Ezekiel 33:15
- Ezekiel 33:18
- Hosea 10:13
- Micah 3:10
- Habakkuk 2:12
- Zephaniah 3:5
- Zephaniah 3:13
- Malachi 2:6